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Patented June 9, 1936 l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE "rmnvrwrnrV STATION ooNs'rnUorroN l Y Joseph B. Strauss, Chicago, Ill. l Y

Application August 6, 1931, Serial No. 555,641

z claims. (o1. i- 94) v This invention relates to tram-way station conpassageways to the station platform. The stastructions and has for its object to provide a new tion platform I8 is suspended under the arch and and improved device of this description. 'I'he will be central between the tracks, and passengers invention has as a further object to provide a will enter and depart from the cars from this 5 tram-way station which shall be particularly central platform, the cars being located on each adapted for a single arch construction and which side thereof. shall be contained within the limits of that arch. The Vroof of the station will be built into the The invention has as a further object to provide arch and will curve downward at the sides. Vera tram-way station which shall be convenient for ticals I9 connect the platform with the arch so 1o the passengers and which the passengers may as to support the platform. The platform I8 is l0 easily, quickly and safely enter and depart from. connected by the inclines and 2I with the pas- 'Ihe invention has other objects which are more sageways I6 and Il. These inclines are preferparticularly pointed out in the accompanying deably arranged with steps. Along the inclined scription. passageways and the platform is a railing 22 and l5 Referring now to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a view above the railing on the platform are the glass l5 showing one form of station embodying the inpanels 23 extending to the roof 24.

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vention, some of the parts being shown in sec- Each station will have two doors at each side tion; automatically operated so that they cannot be Fig. 2 is a view showing an elevation of the opened until the car is exactly opposite them, nox

20 station illustrated in Fig. 1; can the train start until the doors are closed. 20

Fig. 3 is a View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; It will be seen that in this construction the Fig. 4 is a plan view of one half of the station passengers will reach the station directly from illustrated in Fig. 2 on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 with the the street level by passing through the passagepier in section. ways I6 and I'I and along the inclines 2| and 20.

25 Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing the cars In this construction there is provided a series 25 in loading position with relation to the loading of main girders comprising a central longitudiplatform. nal member supported on posts, and there are Like numerals refer to like parts throughout a series of transverse members carried by the the several figures. central member and tracks supported on said In the construction shown I have illustrated transverse members, with cars operating on these 30 what may be termed the boulevard type of tramtracks and below the transverse members on way, which consists of a series of single arches I either side of the central longitudinal member extending between posts 2. In the construction and parallel to it. There is a loading platform shown the posts and arches are located in the contained within the limits of the central memcenter of the street, there being pavements 3 ber and two of the posts which support it. The 35 and 4 on each side thereof and sidewalks 5 and 6. cars have means of access to said loading plat- At the sidewalk line are provided the kiosks 1 form and there is means of access to said loading and 8 through which the passengers enter, the platform from the ground, the cars when being passengers passing along the stairways 9 and I0 loaded and the means of access to said loading leading to the tunnel II under the street. This platform from the ground, being between the ad- 40 tunnel is preferably located intermediate the two jacent supporting posts. posts 2a and 2b and there are stairs I2 which lead It will further be noted that the supporting therefrom up to the sidewalks I3 in proximity to structure for the cars extends along the center of the posts 2a and 2b. Connected with the arch the street and has a relatively narrow central portion are cross members I3a upon which are load supporting member with a loading station 45 rails Me and I5ab along which run the trucks Mb contained within the limits of this supporting and Iiib to which are connected the cars I4 and structure, and with a passageway extending I5, the cars being on opposite sides of the arch transversely across the street and beneath the portion. surface thereof, with means of access to said pas- In the construction shown, see Fig. 2, the two sageway from the sidewalk and from the street 50 adjacent arches Zw and 2b are provided with passurface under the station, so that passengers may sageways I6 and Il, which are on the street level enter and leave the station without crossing and which are provided with stairways along through traffic. which the passengers travel, such passengers It will further be noted that the loading platpassing from the sidewalks I3, I3 up through said form is enclosed and is provided with doors so 55 arranged as to be opposed to the doors of the cars so that several cars can be loaded simultaneously. This construction is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 5, wherein is shown a loading platform I8, the metal of which is preferably at the center line of the structure. This loading platform has the enclosing device I9a and there are provided the doors 20a, 2| a and 22a, arranged so that with a three car train the door 22a can be opposite the end door 23ab of the rst car, and the door 2|a opposite the middle door 2l!a of the middle car, and the door 20ab opposite the end door 25EL of the third car.

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1. A tramway station construction for tram cars comprising an arch portion, supports for the arch portion comprising parts arranged at intervals, cross members connected with said arched portion which form a support for the tram cars, the tram cars being connected with said cross members on opposite sides of said arched portion,

a platform connected with and suspended beneath said arch portion between said cars, one of said parts having a passageway extending therethrough for the passengers, and a passenger connection between the passageway and said platform.

2. In a suspended railway system comprising a central longitudinal member, transverse members, posts spaced apart for supporting said central longitudinal member and transverse members, and tracks supported on said transverse members, cars operating on said tracks and below said transverse members on either side oi the center longitudinal member and parallel to it, and a loading platform located centrally under said central member and between said central member and the opposed Walls of the two adjacent posts thereof, and means of access to said loading platform from the ground.

JOSEPH B. STRAUSS. 

